> I don't need a title, that's condescending. Maybe you > understand the feeling if you imagine someone calling you a "lord".
I see term lady in this context as in 'ladies and gentlemen' so lord is not the male of lady. And yes people do still refer to men as gentlemen. i do! sometimes...... > > And why on earth have people like Paul McCartney accepted > the title "sir"? I'm really disappointed. yes that was very surprising as he was always so anti establishement. > > > > But I think it's a bit "rich" to call US citizens isolated, Colin, if you > don't realise that people in the UK are just as isolated! I don't agree. Not only has it been my experience with much interaction with Americans but also what is ee and hear int he media. Their own citizens, here in the media say so! Howewver, it is a HUGE country, so not too surprising. > When was the last > time we discussed the Cannes or Berlin film prizes? As a Belgian living in > England, I don't even know who the Belgian prime minister is any more, > because I live on a diet of BBC (radio 4) info and their focus is very very > Anglo-Saxon! Okay but there are MANY tv and radio stations. Loads. And loads of newspapers. So if Radio 4 is your only sourvce of info then it will be loaded and biased to UK issues. > > > Anyway, the people on this list are great, I quite agree!
